A would-be robber was in critical condition after being shot by a Subway employee who opened fire in the Pittsburgh restaurant on Friday morning, police said.

The shooting was reported around 8 a.m. Not long afterward, Pittsburgh police found the suspected getaway car north of the city. A SWAT team was called and two people were taken into custody.

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Police said a man with a gun walked into a Subway in the South Side neighborhood during breakfast hours and demanded money. The clerk, who police said has a concealed carry permit, opened fire on him.

The worker "apparently felt threatened for him and the other employee in the store and shot the actor at least once," Public Safety spokeswoman Emily Schaffer said.

Police said the gunman fled through a window that was broken during the shooting and was dropped off at Allegheny General Hospital in a private vehicle.

"We received information that the vehicle involved may possibly be parked in front of a residence on Lovitt Way here on the North Side," Schaffer said. "For the safety of the officers and for the community, we called out SWAT. They were able to get two residents out of one of the houses on Lovitt Way, and they were taken into custody."

The South Side robbery suspect and the others who were arrested on the North Side have not been identified yet.